Since 2015, LEC has always organized the group stage in Berlin, Germany. Earlier, the group stage of the tournament also took place in Cologne (Germany), when the EU LCS has not been renamed LEC.
Germany is also the country of EMEA regional tournament (second place). In addition, the German National League Championship, Prime League in the summer of 2023 ranked third in terms of popularity in Europe, with 38,314 the highest viewers at the same time. However, Prime League summer 2023 is still behind the Summer Summer 2023 of Spain (160.883) and French summer LFL (149.157).
The specific venue and the LEC final schedule of the 2024 season have not been revealed.
The last LEC final of the 2023 season was held at Montpellier (France), which witnessed G2 Esports defeating Fnatic with a score of 3-1 and winning the championship. According to the Esports Charts, the LEC Final round of the 2023 season attracted 654,942 highest viewers at the same time, and the average number of viewers was 244,547 in more than 35 hours of broadcast.
“Germany is an important role in the history of LoL Emea as the homeland of LCS EU and LEC” – Alberto Guerrero, Director of Esports Emea at Riot Games, said.
“The city of Munich has shown that they have all the necessary things to suit our ambition for the LEC Final round of the 2024 season and have constantly impressed us about their commitment and vision for the game industry and electronic sports industry during the city's host inspection.”
